Tennis launches corruption review
11/01/2011
LONDON, England -- As reported by the BBC: "Tennis' governing bodies have joined together to launch a review of their anti-corruption policies after recent match-fixing and betting scandals.
"The International Tennis Federation, the ATP, the WTA and the organisers of the Grand Slams are all involved.
"WTA Tour chief Larry Scott said the review was 'an important step to ensure we do everything in our power to combat the very real threat of gambling'.
"...A series of scandals involving gambling damaged tennis' reputation last season.
"A match involving world number four Nikolay Davydenko is still being investigated by the ATP over irregular betting patterns..." |
